UChicago/Hyde Park = Dangerous?

PMCM18
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:28:11 +0000

https://incidentreports.uchicago.edu - You can check out the daily incident reports here. This was also a major concern for me when I was deciding, but then I saw that most of the crimes seem to pertain to laptops/cell phones being stolen (which happens in pretty much all campuses) and, as idad pointed out, you’ll find similar if not worse stats for other universities located in urban areas. I’ve never felt unsafe walking around campus, and while I tend to stay within the 60th to 55th range, that’s where you’ll be spending most of your time while you’re in housing. Even then, those that live north of 55th and south of 60th tend to be pretty safe. I have heard of a few muggings, but they’re certainly not commonplace.